this might be a stupid question, but like when you tear to your butt how deep is the tear? like is it going through multiple layers of muscles?

They have different degrees of tears.. Most women don't tear that bad though.

Fourth-degree vaginal tear

Fourth-degree vaginal tears are the most severe. They involve the perineal muscles and anal sphincter as well as the tissue lining the rectum. Fourth-degree tears usually require repair in an operating room — rather than the delivery room — and might take months to heal. Complications such as fecal incontinence and painful intercourse are possible.

Took the an hr and 45 mins to sew my ish back together. "first we have to repair your vagina, then your anus, then the area between them. And you can not leave the hospital until you have a BM. We want to be sure that no feces will come out your vagina."

I healed up pretty quick.I stopped lochia/bleeding in about 5 days.

My daughter was a diff story. Minimal tearing at the original epi site, but the after pains were horrible. Likely because I breast fed. Felt like my uterus was free in my body, unattached, bumping into my other organs, bruising itself. I had lochia/bleeding for 3 weeks.

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